same period hitherto unpublished_, Scottish Text Society, 15
(Edinburgh, 1924), p. ix. John Maxwell's collection made between 1584
and 1589 was compiled from books; see B. J. Whiting, "John Maxwell's
'Sum Reasownes and Prowerbes,'" _Modern Language Notes_, LXIII (1948),
534-536.

3. The spelling Fergusson seems preferable. Donald Wing, _Short-Title
Catalogue_ (3 v., New York, 1945-1951), II, 47, F 767-770 prints "Ferguson"
but alphabetizes it as "Fergusson." He reports locations for the editions
of 1641, 1659, and 1667. Beveridge reports an edition in the British
Museum which lacks the titlepage but may be the edition of 1675 and
editions of 1692, 1706, and 1799. He reproduces the titlepage of the
edition of 1667 and the first page. It shows variations in spelling
but not in text. Beveridge cites no locations for the editions of 1649,
1699, 1709, and 1716.

4. It contains at least 912 proverbs, for there is an error in numbering at
No. 686. I have not tested the numbers throughout.

5. For the details see Beveridge, pp. xxxvii-xxxix.

6. "English Dictionaries and Dictionaries of Proverbs," _The Library_,
4th. Series, XXV (1945-1946), 50-71, especially p. 66.



A COLLECTION OF
Scotch Proverbs.

Collected by _Pappity Stampoy_.